the world, God chose people to be saved (see Ephesians 1:4-12). The Bible teaches that God chooses some to be saved. The ones he chooses are the elect. But theologians debate whether or not man has any choice in whether or not to respond to Gods call to salvation. Some theologians have taken the position that God chose the elect, and man has no freewill in this matter. The theologian most noted today for this position is John Calvin (1509-64), a French Protestant. Five points of Calvinismwere formulated as a response to Arminian theology. Arminianism emphasizes the freewill of man to accept or reject salvation. The five points of Calvinism are summarized by the acronym TULIP.
